These yam chips are deliciously sweet and crisp. Watch out—you might not be able to stop munching on them!

These chips are a healthy snack and can also be a fantastic side dish with lunch or dinner. I throw some in a container and add them to my boys’ lunch boxes! Yum!

Yam Chips Recipe

Watch out---you might not be able to stop munching on them!

By Valentina Kenney Wein

Published: September 18, 2014

Servings: 2-4

Ingredients:

yams: 1 pound

olive oil: for drizzling

salt: to taste

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil.

Step 2: Use a vegetable peeler to remove the skins from the yams and then discard them. Continue using the vegetable peeler to turn each yam into "peels." They will all vary in shape but should all be about the same thickness.

Step 3: Spread the "yam peels" onto the foil-covered baking sheet. Drizzle them with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and toss them to coat them evenly.

Step 4: Then spread them on the foil and bake until they begin to firm up, about 6 minutes. (Some will begin to brown, and that's okay, but don't let them get too dark or they will become bitter.) The yam chips will continue to harden out of the oven.

Step 5: Gently remove them from the foil and eat! Sprinkle with more salt to taste.

An additional note: This will serve about four as a side, but you'll likely want to double the recipe for future snacking!

Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

To learn more about Valentina and where her work has been featured, visit her About page at Cooking On The Weekends.